The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-25
A VERY STRANGE CASE.
A pnlpaEpoRr Child KILLED
Hy Being smOthsred In Bed, but Whether
by Accident Or Design Is not Known.
An OnICInl InVeStlgatlon.-Ths Three
Suspected Parties Disappear.

About two month"; ago there came 10
Bridgeport man named William Jones,
accompanied by two women, ono OF whom
he called his wife, Missouri Jones, and the
other friend, by the name OF Wright,
Jones rented house in KakRood sRd
went 10 housekeeping, 1t soon became
apparent that Jones did not exert himself
at any labor, laying around the streets
and picking up what beverages he could
from the drinking portion OF thu public
His supposed wife began Immediately to
take in washing aud ironing, and hire
herself out to families as q domestic, the
other woman assisting her to make liy-
ing and keep the husband,
Nothing was thought or said of the &C.
ton Of Jones and the women, but it WAS
limited by some that they we're not alto.
gether straight, No protest IaI ever made
against the man, Jones, living with the
Two women, and things Went along quiet
ly until about Jour weeks Ggo, when q
daughter was born to Mrs Jones, who
lived to be hearty and healthy child.
Thursday last it died very suddenly and
in mysterious manner. The city au.
thoEiGGs were notified that tbs child
would have to be buried by the township,
owing to the poor circumstances Of the
family, 1t was supposed that tho J0Resea
were destitute OF iupds, and this caused no
surprise, but preparations for the burial Of
the child wor0Rt once made by the under
taker, Mr., Bratton.
Ga Wednesday Mrs Jones wsB at the
house Of a Bridgeport lady ironing clothes,
aud on inquiry after the bsby's health,
she remarked that it was "guite well. D."
RumeE and suspicion tina! The child had
been put out Of the way weIs 40 ptfong
that yesterday morning about eleven
O'Clock, Mayor JunkinB and Marehal
STUFF, accompanied by DR., Todd, visited
the house where Jones lived and made
close inquiry Rs to how the child died,
After como conversation and questioning,
the woman replied in GnaWerlO DR.. Todd,
that about six o'clock ThurBday morning
she arose from nor bed and nursed the
child "a was her usual custom. As soon
aB the baby had finished it's breakfast, Rhe
placed it back in bed, covered II with o
quilt, and went about her houaehold
duties. On returning 10 the bedside
about an hour later, shN lound the child
dead, and at once gave the alarm,
After hearing the womsn's story Dr.
Todd made Gn examination otthe body Of
the little girland found tho right Gdeotthe
face black or rather purplish color. H.
then gave hia decision 40 10 tho cause Of
death, saying he WAS willing to sTesr 10
the best Of bis professional knowledge and
belief, that tho child mad been gmothered
to death, The mystery lies in whether it
was intentional or accidental, After DR..
Todd had given his opinion the officers
loft the hcuse and went back 10 town.
The general opinion ia that the woman
is not gnil.y Of any crime, buS that the
man Jones In capable Of anything, his for
mer reputation being far from good. What
makes tho C6se seem to bs ono Of foul
play IS the acton Of tho parents yesterday
afternoon. When Mr.. Bratton cent G. man
with Cofiu to the house yesterday after.
noon, neither tho mother, father nor the
woman Wright could be found. A nun.
Der OF ladies were at the house aud saw
that the remains were placed in the coffin,
and the coffin placed in the buggy and
driven to the cemetery for interment. No
peraon cares to Inake q dlrcC! accusation
againHt either ths man or woman, but
their absences yesterday afternoon VIXEN
the child was buried and tho fact that
they have not since been seen in the
tneiphbofhoOG, has aroused BuBuiCiOn and
it il quito probable that tho Casa will be
followed up.
Joncs came 10 bridgeport from Nav
MartinBvllle with dark spot in Lis his.
tory, having served lengthy term in the
M0undsyllle pepiienlisry, besidPs baviDg
against him aoveral other charges Of Reri-
ous character. The character OF the
woman who Caimd to be the wife Of Jones
Is not known, but the iriend who accom-.
panied them hero betrays her suspicious
condition. Beyond that her character 10
unknown to the people.